Las Lomas
Guatemala
About Las Lomas
Las Lomas means “the hills” in Spanish. The community was named due to the mountainous territory where it is located.
Coffee plantations are numerous in this area. Plantains and bananas are also grown here. Some men in the community work in masonry.
The community members work well together and are very involved in needed community-wide projects.
Las Lomas has partnered with 410 Bridge since 2018.
Their Community Goals
- Education Supplies and Training to Help Their Children
- Children’s Bible Camp for Continued Spiritual Development
- Continued Leadership Council Training on How To Best Serve Their People
Where is Las Lomas located?
The village of Las Lomas in the municipality of Unión Cantinil, department of Huehuetenango located in the western highlands of Guatemala.
Sponsor the Community of Las Lomas
When you sponsor the Las Lomas community through 410 Bridge, you support programs and projects that allow the people to fix their own unique set of barriers. Every chance we get, we want to empower and lift up people to recognize that God has given them giftings and skills to move their communities forward to a better and more self-sustaining place.
Sponsoring the Las Lomas community, whether for $18, $23, $35, or more a month, allows for this to happen.
Stories from Las Lomas
A Childhood at Risk
Deep in the mountains of the municipality of Unión Cantinil, Guatemala, in communities like Las Lomas and Villa Linda, more than just classes are being lost. At stake is the dignity of childhood, struggling to learn under conditions no one should accept as normal.
Children arrive at school hungry and tired. Parents, though giving their all, often cannot help with homework because they themselves had limited educational opportunities. Overcrowded classrooms, too few teachers, and a system that struggles to respond make learning an uphill battle.
From 410 Day to the Mountains of Guatemala
High in the mountains of Unión Cantinil, Guatemala, lie the villages of Las Lomas, La Nueva Independencia, and El Triunfo. Here, families have long lived on the edge of survival—sometimes with just enough, often with less.
In these communities, more than half of the population lives in poverty. One in six families cannot even afford the minimum cost of food. Jobs are scarce. Women are often left behind. And perhaps most painful of all, many people have come to believe that their situation is permanent. That they were born to survive, not to thrive.
But hopelessness is not the end of the story.
A Bright Future Begins Today
Across the hills and valleys of rural Guatemala, you’ll find classrooms filled with potential. Children eager to learn. Teachers devoted to their calling. Communities that believe in the power of education to transform lives.
But too often, what you won’t find are the basic materials needed to make education truly effective.
